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A Polar Year (2018)

Genre : Drama, Adventure

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Samuel Collardey
Writer : Samuel Collardey, Catherine Paillé, Grégoire Debailly

Synopsis

A Danish teacher takes a job in Greenland and tries to overcome the animosity of the tight-knit locals through a series of errors that help him embrace the snow-covered life.

Actors

Anders Hvidegaard
Anders Hvidegaard
Anders
Asser Boassen
Asser Boassen
Asser
Thomasine Jonathansen
Thomasine Jonathansen
Thomasine
Gert Jonathansen
Gert Jonathansen
Gert
Julius Nielsen
Julius Nielsen
Julius
Lars Taqqisimat
Lars Taqqisimat
Un enfant

Crews

Samuel Collardey
Samuel Collardey
Director
Grégoire Debailly
Grégoire Debailly
Producer
Julien Lacheray
Julien Lacheray
Editor
Samuel Collardey
Samuel Collardey
Screenplay
Catherine Paillé
Catherine Paillé
Screenplay
Grégoire Debailly
Grégoire Debailly
Screenplay
Erwann Chandon
Erwann Chandon
Original Music Composer
Samuel Collardey
Samuel Collardey
Director of Photography
Leonie Schmidtmer
Leonie Schmidtmer
Production Manager
Francis Bernard
Francis Bernard
Boom Operator
Antoine Corbin
Antoine Corbin
Sound Mixer
Valérie Deloof
Valérie Deloof
Sound Editor
Julien Roig
Julien Roig
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Vincent Verdoux
Vincent Verdoux
Sound Engineer

Trailers and other movies

A Polar Year / Une année polaire (2018) - Trailer (English Subs)

Posters and backgrounds

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